Jaywalking in socks

Design: Jaywalker Socks by Grumperina
Yarn: OnLine Supersocke 100 Sierra Color 77, 1 skein
Needle: US #1 DPN
Started: May 27, 2008
Finished:

I made 2008 the year of Sock Knitting. Up till now, I had not entered the sock vortex. I lurked on tons of blogs for two years. I saw bloggers who knit ONLY socks. I was amazed. I was skeptical. I could feel their manic love vibration and it worried me. For the sock knitting world is a vortex of it's own.

So with my newly adopted resolution, I forged ahead and knit up a pair of Green ribbed socks for my Mom, then I did some Noro striped socks. These are both subjects for another posting later on.

Today I want to talk about these Jaywalker socks, by Grumperina. The wool was purchased on sale; it's called ONline Supersocke 100 Sierra Color 77. Not the softest in the world but it feels like it will hold up.

The self striping is fast - the colors change quickly. Which makes for narrow bands of ziggy-zaggy stripes on these socks.

I'm halfway through the project. And I have some observations about the pattern or maybe it's my knitting or both. The pattern calls for a 2x2 ribbing for 1" at the top. I did this, and when I put the sock on, I find that the ribbing section puckers out a bit. The rest of the sock sits snug on my leg, but the ribbing is wonky. Now, on the second sock I paid closer attention, in hopes of a better result. Time will tell. I think if I do the pattern again, I will try a 1x1 rib and Archie's suggestion: go down a needle size for the cuff. Both might work either together or independently. Worth trying just to make more of these socks.

Last night I was knitting in Prospect Park and decided to capture the work in progress. The blanket is from our many moves. It didn't occur to me till I was home later, the stitch pattern in the moving blanket is similar to the Jaywalker. Coincidence? Subliminal? Zig zag. Life can be like that too.